Liberty Corner is an

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and

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(CDP) located in Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the

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. Liberty Corner is about south of

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. Liberty Corner has a post office with ZIP code 07938. The Liberty Corner Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1991.

Demographics

Liberty Corner was first listed as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of 2020, the population was 1877.

History

In 1722, the area was known by its primary landholder, John Annin, as "Annin's Corner." This was changed to "Liberty Corner" during the

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. On August 29, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army, the

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, under command of the French general

Comte de Rochambeau Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807) was a French Royal Army officer who played a critical role in the Franco-American victory at the siege of Yorktown in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. ...

, camped here by Bullion's Tavern, along the

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. The next day they marched to the campground at Somerset Courthouse, now

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. The American Continental Army marched nearby along different roads as part of this joint effort. The Bonnie Brae School for boys was an orphanage in the area. It was founded in 1916 as a "working farm" for boys. in 2018 it accepts boys that have been emotionally maltreated.

Historic district

The Liberty Corner Historic District is a

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in the village. The district was added to the

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on October 11, 1991, for its significance in community development and architecture from 1865 to 1935. With

Education

Liberty Corner Elementary, built in , is located in the area. It is the oldest school in the Bernards Township School District. It once instructed grades 1 through 8. In 2018, it taught 550 students in grades K-5.

Points of interest

* The

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and the

USGA Museum The United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History is home to a collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. It is located adjacent to the United States Golf Association’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, New Jer ...

Gallery

File:Liberty Corner, NJ - historic district sign.jpg, Historic district File:520 Lyons Road, Liberty Corner, NJ.jpg, Eclectic Revival style house File:Church Street, Liberty Corner, NJ - School building.jpg, Liberty Corner Elementary School

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Liberty Corner include: * The Kienast quintuplets (born 1970), lived here from just after their birth in 1970 to at least 1984 * William Henry Johnson, known as Zip the Pinhead was born here sometime before 1858.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Bernards Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Somerset County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places